Re: The //gs's power supply ...

[voss@i40s16.ira.uka.de (Stefan Voss)]

In article <28dla7$1p4@r-node.io.org>, taob@r-node.io.org (Brian Tao) writes:
|> [stuff deleted]
|>     If this is any indication, all internal hard drives for the GS come
|> with a heavy-duty power supply that replaces the standard one.  I don't
|> know if this is just because having an HD power supply is generally a
|> good idea, or because the drive needs one.  Does the maximum power
|> consumption rating include the burst when you first start it up?

I also have a Seagate drive (powered externally). 
Yes, 13W includes the power peak at startup. The normal power consumption 
is about 2 - 2.5 W

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Stefan Voss
(voss@ira.uka.de)